Beating Goliath: Why Insurgencies WinPotomac Books, Inc., 2011 - Всего страниц: 193 Beating Goliath examines the phenomenon of victories by the weak over the strong--more specifically, insurgencies that succeeded against great powers. Jeffrey Record reviews eleven insurgent wars from 1775 to the present and determines why the seemingly weaker side won. He concludes that external assistance correlates more consistently with insurgent success than any other explanation. He does not disparage the critical importance of will, strategy, and strong-side regime type or suggest that external assistance guarantees success. Indeed, in all cases, some combination of these factors is usually present. But Record finds few if any cases of unassisted insurgent victories except against the most decrepit regimes. Having identified the ingredients of insurgent success, Record examines the present insurgency in Iraq and whether the United States can win. In so doing, Record employs a comparative analysis of the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. He also identifies and assesses the influence of distinctive features of the American way of war on the U.S. forces' performance against the Iraqi insurgency. Make no mistake: insurgent victories are the exception, not the rule. But when David does beat Goliath, the consequences can be earth shattering and change the course of history. Jeffrey Record's persuasive logic and clear writing make this timely book a must read for scholars, policymakers, military strategists, and anyone interested in the Iraq War's outcome. |
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... Soviet Union, but the record against lesser foes is decidedly mixed. Though it easily polished off Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia and Saddam Hussein's Iraq, the United States failed to defeat Vietnamese infantry in Indochina, terrorists in ...
... Soviet Union, but the record against lesser foes is decidedly mixed. Though it easily polished off Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia and Saddam Hussein's Iraq, the United States failed to defeat Vietnamese infantry in Indochina, terrorists in ...
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... Soviet Union its own Vietnam in Afghanistan . Relative military power is a very imperfect predictor of war outcomes . Carl von Clausewitz believed that " superiority of numbers is the most common element of victory " and declared that ...
... Soviet Union its own Vietnam in Afghanistan . Relative military power is a very imperfect predictor of war outcomes . Carl von Clausewitz believed that " superiority of numbers is the most common element of victory " and declared that ...
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... Soviet Union and its Communist empire in Europe, which culminated in the dissolution of both. Fully aroused, democratic great powers have impressive staying power in trials of strength against undemocratic enemies. But democracies, at ...
... Soviet Union and its Communist empire in Europe, which culminated in the dissolution of both. Fully aroused, democratic great powers have impressive staying power in trials of strength against undemocratic enemies. But democracies, at ...
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... Soviet Union , and other Communist Bloc countries for all armaments , including small arms and small - arms ammunition . Additionally , thousands of Soviet technicians constructed and manned North Vietnam's sophisticated air defense ...
... Soviet Union , and other Communist Bloc countries for all armaments , including small arms and small - arms ammunition . Additionally , thousands of Soviet technicians constructed and manned North Vietnam's sophisticated air defense ...
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... Soviet Union intervened in Afghanistan to preserve Communist rule in that country . In both cases strong outside powers intervened to save weak local clients from succumbing to strong insurgent enemies . Great - power assistance to ...
... Soviet Union intervened in Afghanistan to preserve Communist rule in that country . In both cases strong outside powers intervened to save weak local clients from succumbing to strong insurgent enemies . Great - power assistance to ...
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